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Woman killed, five missing after explosion destroys Athens building
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Capital and largest city of Greece
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU). The Municipality of Athens, which constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 in 2021, within its official limits, and a land area of 38.96 square kilometres.
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The blast on Friday destroyed a two-storey building in Plaka, near some of Athens’ most visited sites.
A powerful blast struck Athens historic Plaka district near the Acropolis on Friday, collapsing a two-storey building and injuring at least two people. Firefighters rescued two women from an adjacent building, while a passer-by was reportedly slightly injured. Police cordoned off the area as rescue crews searched for…
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